Pain catastrophizing is associated with the Val66Met polymorphism of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor in fibromyalgia

Abstract Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a musculoskeletal chronic pain syndrome that impacts negatively patient’s daily lives. Its pathogenesis is characterized by a complex relationship between biological and psychosocial factors not fully understood yet. Pain catastrophizing is associated with FM...

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Main Authors: Camila Fernanda da Silveira Alves, Wolnei Caumo, Joana Morez Silvestri, Maxciel Zortea, Vinicius Souza dos Santos, Dayane Favarin Cardoso, Andrea Regner, Alessandra Hübner de Souza, Daniel Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-020-00141-9